Archive for August, 2008
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| Panasonic’s TH42PX80U gives you 42 spectacular inches diagonally of high definition television and includes a built in NTSC/ATSC/QAM digital tuner, side firing speakers, an anti reflective filter, and three HDMI 1080p connections. The plasma panel delivers 1024 x 768 pixel native resolution and up to a 15,000:1 contrast ratio. There’s even an SD memory card slot, JPEG photo viewer and free Gallery Player software.
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| Now you can easily watch or listen to all of you digital media on your TV! The TViX HD M-6500A plays high definition video up to 1080p with Dolby TrueHD audio support. You can create your own virtual DVD library by storing your personal collection of DVDs in .ISO or .IFO format and watch them exactly as if they were running from the original DVD’s. With H.264(MKV) support, HDMI 1.3 output and a SATA HDD interface, the M-6500A guarantees maximum performance and lower storage space requirements. With a user friendly interface it is a much simpler alternative to a Home Theater PC. Continue Reading » TVIX Box HD M-6500A Multimedia Player |
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2008 – Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. today previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel will allow consumers to enjoy rich Internet applications designed for the TV while watching their favorite TV programs. The Widget Channel will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications platform that will enable TV watchers to interact with and enjoy a rich set of “TV Widgets,” or small Internet applications designed to complement and enhance the traditional TV watching experience and bring content, information and community features available on the Internet within easy reach of the remote control. The Widget Channel will also allow developers to use JAVASCRIPT®, XML*, HTML* and Adobe Flash® technology to write TV applications for the platform, extending the power and compatibility of PC application developer programs to TV and related CE devices. In addition to supporting the Yahoo! Widget Engine, Yahoo! will also provide consumers Yahoo!-branded TV Widgets that are customized based on its category-leading Internet services.
See the full press release at the Yahoo! Press Room.
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| The Mitsubishi WD-73736 DLP® HDTV’s huge 73-inch screen turns your home into a seemingly true theater experience. Instead of using only red, blue, and green, Mitsubishi’s 6-Color Processor also extracts cyan, yellow, and magenta to provide remarkably realistic color. NetCommand IR® provides on-screen control of other products connected to your TV from one remote control eliminating the clutter. The “3D Ready” feature allows you to slide on your 3-D glasses, and watch the images of your video game, movie or sport show jump off the screen. Continue Reading » Mitsubishi DLP WD-73736 Review |
Washington, DC – FCC Chairman Kevin Martin today announced a nationwide initiative to increase awareness about the upcoming transition to digital television. The FCC identified target television markets for specific DTV outreach, including all those markets in which more than 100,000 households or at least 15% of the households rely solely on over-the-air signals for television. Continue Reading »
FCC Annouces Nationwide Digital Television Transition Awareness Outreach
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| The Digital Stream DSP7700T Converter, receives digital broadcast signals and converts them to analog, for analog tuner TV sets. This means you will be able continue to use your old TV after the U. S. government mandate in 2009 or capture digital signals on your new TV with this digital to analog converter. This model is one of two within the Digtial Steam DSP line. The DSP 7700t is the upgraded model, offering many of the standard features that you would expect to see on most DTV converters while also including Analog Pass Through. As of May 2008, 94% of all analog broadcast television stations also broadcast in digital. So to receive the 6% of the stations which have not converted over to digital you will need a receiver with Analog Pass Through.
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| 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV. Experience the next generation of HD television in all its glory. Full 1080p HD resolution and 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio offer amazing image detail and color clarity on an eye-popping 46″ screen. The LN-46A550 also gives you 3 HDMI inputs for easy connectivity to HD peripherals. Enjoy crystal-clear HD sound with SRS TruSurround XT™. And use Wiselink® USB 2.0 connection to hook up your MP3 player or digital camera. This TV is all about options. |
We discussed four things to consider when buying a plasma HDTV in our previous money saving tips. 1) Determining what size TV to buy depending on your viewing distance from the set. 2) Why you shouldn’t buy the 1080p hype? 3) Considerations for purchasing a plasma HDTV on a budget. 4) Plasma TV lifespan. Remember, the sharks are still swimming in a feeding frenzy for your money! Continue Reading »
Plasma TV Buying Guide – 7 Money Saving Tips Part II
UPDATED CECB LIST!
The following list are converter boxes approved for the digital TV coupon program and available for purchase from retailers: Continue Reading »
DTV Coupon Program Approved Converter Boxes
Many major electronic companies have recently stopped making rear projection sets and others maybe examining a departure, too. Most consumers are buying plasma and LCD flat panels instead of projection HDTV’s. Continue Reading »
Death of the Rear Projection TV?
